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• Maria Theresa, Empress

  the Making of the Austrian Enlightenment

  Bassett, Richard (Historian)

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  A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress.

• the Game Changer

  Campbell, Sue

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  'England means so much to Sue. She has made a massive difference over the years for the Lionesses and she has left the whole game in a much better place' Jill Scott

• Dickens the Enchanter

  Conrad, Peter, 1948-

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  A kaleidoscopic investigation of Dickens's imagination and the world he created.

• Eternal Flame

  the Authorized Biography of The Bangles

  Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter

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  The quintessential '80s pop band The Bangles, who scored massive hits with "Manic Monday," Walk Like an Egyptian," "Hazy Shade of Winter," and more.

• In Gad We Trust

  a Tell-some

  Gad, Josh, 1981-

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  A heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing Olaf in the phenomenon Disney franchise of Frozen, and for his award-winning turn as Elder Cunningham in the Broadway smash hit The Book of Mormon.

• High Heels and Gumboots

  Hayter, Rebecca, 1963-

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  For anyone who has dreamed of living in the country... here's the hilarious, heart-warming brutal reality.

• The Dark Dad

  War and Trauma - a Daughter's Tale

  Kisler, Mary, 1947-

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  Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods. Mary Kisler MNZM worked for 21…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Expect Great Things!

  How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women

  Krefft, Vanda

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  A fun and fascinating social history of the famed US Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lucky Loser

  Adventures in Tennis & Comedy

  Kosta, Michael

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  From a host of The Daily Show and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta, comes a wildly funny and insightful memoir about his unlikely journey from professional tennis player (#864 in the world) to professional comedian (there's no ranking system in comedy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Groundwork

  the Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris

  Leggott, Michele, 1956-

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  A tribute to an early New Zealand botanical artist.

• Her Name Is Alice

  My Daughter, Her Transition and Why We Must Remember Her

  Litman, Caroline

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  Alice Litman was a transgender woman from Brighton, England, who took her own life in May 2022, aged 20, after spending 1,023 days waiting for her first appointment with the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS)

• The Invisible Spy

  Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America's First Secret Agent of World War II

  Maier, Thomas, 1956-

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  The untold WWII story of a former NFL player turned White House insider who worked with Churchill's undercover agents in New York City to conduct the biggest foreign spy operation ever within the US, and inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond,

• Band of Sisters

  Madeleine Pauliac, the Women of the Blue Squadron, and Their Daring Rescue Missions in the Last Days of World War II

  Maynial, Philippe, 1947-

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  A previously unknown story of heroism and daring by a remarkable group of women, none more brave and intrepid than Pauliac herself, who was the author's aunt that he would never know.

• Life in the Pitlane

  My Journey to the Heart of F1

  Nicholas, Calum

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  Details the realities of life off the track; the good and the bad, with a particular spotlight on diversity and inclusion within the sport, and all the entertaining stories and behind the scenes details fans of F1 will be looking for.

• Ira Gershwin

  a Life in Words

  Owen, Michael, 1962-

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  The first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook, a period which covers songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s.

• How to Share An Egg

  a True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty

  Reichert, Bonny

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  A moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family-sustenance and survival-from a chef, award-winning journalist, and daughter of a Holocaust survivor.

• Propaganda Girls

  the Secret War of the Women in the OSS

  Rogak, Lisa, 1962-

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  The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II.

• Do Not Cry When I Die

  a Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter's Survival in Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen

  Salt, Renee

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  Renee Salt is a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor. Born Rywka Ruchla Berkowicz in Poland in 1929, she was just 10 year old when World War II brought horror to her doorstep. After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Renee was liberated from Bergen-Belsen in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say Everything

  a Memoir

  Skye, Ione

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  Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father.

• Living With Jane Austen

  Todd, Janet M., 1942-

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  An eminent Austen authority shows us how living with Jane Austen can transform the way we look at our world.